Comments on: What We’re Reading 2/23/09 http://www.one.org/blog/2009/02/23/what-were-reading-22309/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:05:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Steve B. http://www.one.org/blog/2009/02/23/what-were-reading-22309/#comment-555884 Steve B. Tue, 24 Feb 2009 04:46:14 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/?p=2978#comment-555884 I'd like to hit on a couple of points in that first piece. -3. Don’t expect aid to produce growth- This much you can bank on effectively. One could rewrite that effectively as such and get a more concrete statement : "Don't expect money to fix the issues that styme growth." Money is actually the least of concerns. Abusive forgein "governments" are though. Fix those and then "aid" works. -4. Don’t forget that aid can save lives- Yes is can. Aid is invaluable. ...when applied in the correct order. -5. Don’t miss this chance to fix the system.- Which system needs fixing? Needs clarification. Our system for "aid" does need fixing. It's too lenient. If it's a forgein governments system, well....yeah, that needs fixing too. Too many forgein "governments" are busy commiting genocide....probably with aid dollars. It's never been verified to my knowledge, but that possibility exists. Why do I see so little about getting 3rd world governments to work with their own people for prosperity vs. pumping in all the money that we can at them? I've tried...and not a single person that I can recall has been willing to "meet me at the table" so to speak and have an honest discussion about it. I'd be willing to leave the board if that happened. I’d like to hit on a couple of points in that first piece.

-3. Don’t expect aid to produce growth-

This much you can bank on effectively. One could rewrite that effectively as such and get a more concrete statement : “Don’t expect money to fix the issues that styme growth.” Money is actually the least of concerns. Abusive forgein “governments” are though. Fix those and then “aid” works.

-4. Don’t forget that aid can save lives-

Yes is can. Aid is invaluable. …when applied in the correct order.

-5. Don’t miss this chance to fix the system.-

Which system needs fixing? Needs clarification. Our system for “aid” does need fixing. It’s too lenient. If it’s a forgein governments system, well….yeah, that needs fixing too. Too many forgein “governments” are busy commiting genocide….probably with aid dollars. It’s never been verified to my knowledge, but that possibility exists.

Why do I see so little about getting 3rd world governments to work with their own people for prosperity vs. pumping in all the money that we can at them? I’ve tried…and not a single person that I can recall has been willing to “meet me at the table” so to speak and have an honest discussion about it. I’d be willing to leave the board if that happened.

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